2024-Eng

Category: 2024-Eng

Fidamar Supports Education in the Huanca Settlement in Ayacucho

With the goal of providing digital education access to underserved communities, we are pleased to announce the launch of the “Huanca Conectada” project, funded and executed by Fidamar. This project aims to provide educational resources through satellite internet to the educational centers of the Huanca settlement in the district of Santa Lucía, province of Lucanas, Ayacucho region.

Through the innovative educational platform Mundo Uayki, more than 350 users, including students and teachers, will directly benefit from this project, thus helping to bridge educational connectivity gaps in the district.

The equipment has been installed in the primary school N° 24397 “Cristo Rey” and the secondary school “Jorge Meier”, and training has been provided to teachers and students on its use. The sustainability of the project has been ensured through an interinstitutional cooperation agreement with the Local Educational Management Unit (UGEL) Lucanas.

We would like to express our gratitude to our strategic partner, Uayki Technologies, for implementing the technological solution that makes this project possible. We are excited about the positive impact “Huanca Conectada” will have on the educational community.

At Fidamar, we remain committed to innovation in improving and reducing educational gaps in the communities of artisanal miners in our country.

Fidamar: Committed to the health of the residents of Atico

Thanks to our alliance with the San Juan de Dios Clinic in Arequipa, we were able to provide free medical care to more than 2,300 vulnerable residents of the Atico district, Caravelí province (Arequipa). These services were offered at Miguel Grau School on Friday, February 23, and Saturday, February 24.

Through the itinerant campaign “Mission Health Messengers,” we provided free health services with the assistance of about 40 healthcare professionals in the fields of general medicine, orthopedics, traumatology, gastroenterology, dentistry, gynecology, ultrasound, pediatrics, optometry, and laboratory. Additionally, free medicines were distributed for treatments.

The Atico District Municipality, the Atico Sub-Prefecture, the Atico Health Center, the Caravelí UGEL, and the National Police of Peru (PNP) also participated in this campaign. The support from local authorities has been essential to exceed the projected services and ensure the respective follow-up for cases requiring future attention.

We will continue working to promote equitable access to healthcare for artisanal mining communities in our country.

Fidamar: Great news for Secocha’s educational community!

Great news for the educational community of Secocha!
We are happy to share that more than 1100 students from the town of Secocha, in the province of Camaná (Arequipa), will benefit from the social investment made by Fidamar – International Fund to Aid Artisanal Miners, for the corrective maintenance of educational infrastructure and equipment of classrooms in the Educational Institution No. 40194 “Ricardo Palma”.

This project becomes a reality thanks to the inter-institutional cooperation agreement signed between Fidamar, the Regional Education Management of Arequipa (GREA) and the Local Education Management Unit (UGEL) of Camaná.
“Our objective is clear: to contribute to the educational community having adequate spaces and optimal conditions for the development of their activities during the 2024 school year. We are grateful for the support received from Cecilia Jarita Padilla, regional education manager of Arequipa, and Diego Martínez, director of UGEL Camaná, who recognize the importance of joining efforts between civil society and the State to close the existing educational gaps”, reported Fidamar.

Educational institution No. 40194 “Ricardo Palma” plays a fundamental role in local education for primary and secondary level students, being the largest educational center in the area.
At Fidamar, we are committed to the continuous improvement of educational services in artisanal mining communities, and we will continue working together to make quality education possible for all!